9.When Andrew cracked the topping of his meringue, Mel made this poignant vow.

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10.And, most importantly, they comfort every baker who leaves. You can tell they really care.

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In an interview with The Telegraph last year, Sue Perkins said that both her and Mel were against using sob stories and manufactured X Factor drama from the very first episode of Bake Off.

Maybe they cry because their soufflé collapsed, but nobody’s crying because someone’s going 'Does this mean a lot about your grandmother?’ Many of the bakers have sad stories, but guess what? We never touch on any of them.